Practice by city · November 2026
Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 30
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 40.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 23
- Firms that hired
- 80
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 30 lateral moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles from November 2025 to October 2026, 4.5% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Insurance & Reinsurance | Los Angeles | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 40.0% | 30.5% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 12.5% | 15.9% | 12.7% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 50.0% | 52.7% | 57.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 20.0% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 11.5% | 18.2% | 17.0% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 46.4% | 46.1% | 47.0% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+2.5%) | rose (+21.0%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Against the Insurance & Reinsurance practice as a whole, the widest gap is the partner share, which is higher here: 40.0% against 30.5%. Against all moves in Los Angeles, the widest gap is the partner share, which is higher here: 40.0% against 27.9%.
Over the three years to October 2026, 80 lawyers moved in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles, 27 of them partners (33.8%). They joined 39 different firms. 17.5% stepped up a level on the move and 11.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 52.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner40.0%
- Associate50.0%
Partners make up 40.0% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. 20.0% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers46.4%
- 400-999 lawyers17.9%
- under 150 lawyers25.0%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 39 firms hired at least one lateral in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles in the window. Ten firms account for 56.4% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is McGuireWoods, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers52.4%
- 400-999 lawyers21.4%
- 150-399 lawyers16.7%
The practice accounts for 4.2% of all lateral moves in Los Angeles. Over the three years to October 2026, 67.5% of movers came from another firm in Los Angeles itself.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGuireWoods | 6-10 |
| 2 | Clyde & Co | 6-10 |
| 3 | Hinshaw & Culbertson | 6-10 |
| 4 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 3-5 |
| 5 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 3-5 |
| 6 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 3-5 |
| 7 | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker | 3-5 |
| 8 | Tressler | 3-5 |
| 9 | Reed Smith | 3-5 |
Deals in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles
Sartori & Partners data count 36 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 63.9% of them.
By client industry, Insurance comes first with 75.0%.
Time to partner in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles
21 lawyers were promoted to partner in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 12.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 13.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 61.9% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 21 promotions.
Specialities in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles
Over the three years to October 2026, Insurance Coverage was involved in 67.5% of moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in Los Angeles.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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